Chapter 46 Just an Elder
Tobias felt a sting at the word “asking,” but he swallowed it.
“Yeah, okay. Consider me asking,” he said.
“I’ll be there,” Kaia replied. “I’ll meet you at the venue, but I’m skipping the pre-ceremony preparations.”
He hesitated, then nodded. “Fine. I’ll let the Graves family know.”
All those traditional pre-wedding customs were just for show anyway. The reception was what mattered.
When Lucien arrived at the hospital, they were already gone. He spoke briefly with the doctor, then looked through the glass at the woman lying unconscious in the bed.
He’d seen her just days ago, so full of life. Now she lay still, a fragile form lost in a tangle of tubes and beeping machines. He stepped away, pulling out his phone to call Alyssa again.
“Anyone visited the Graves Manor in the last day or two?” he asked.
“No, don’t think so. Uncle Lucien, what’s going on?”
“Mm, I see,” he replied, hanging up, lost in thought.
Is she sun going to my
либ
accident…
He tugged at his tie. The urge to storm over to her place, to demand what she was doing, was almost unbearable. But he couldn’t. She was still Alden’s bride-to-be.
Until that engagement was dead and buried, he was just an elder to her.
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Tobias at the door, her face a
how’s your mother?”
glare.
I wanted
she is. I didn’t want to set her off. She’d start smashing things if I even
stroke. Hire a good
A stroke?
Sally’s smile faltered.
planning
wants her to move in here after?
away in
“She’ll stay at the hospital for
Relief washed over Sally.
Of course. So the wedding? Is
smug smile spread across Tobias’ face. “Finally, a shred of decency from
I’d drag her there myself. But she said to skip all the pre-wedding stuff. We’ll get a good night’s sleep and
Sally frowned.
Skip all the traditions?
doubt began to sprout
going
Alyssa’s phone finally buzzed. It
Kaia.
have you been? I’ve been
you to do something
wedding, Alden, sharp in a black tux and hair perfectly coiffed, projected an
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